Fondation Franz Weber
Since 2013, Fondation Franz Weber is working closely with the World Heritage Centre to support the conservation and safeguard of natural World Heritage sites. This partnership intends to strengthen the Rapid Response Facility (RRF), a programme jointly managed by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Fauna & Flora International aimed at protecting natural World Heritage sites in emergency situations (e.g. forest fires, sudden increase in poaching, armed conflicts, oil spill, etc…). Fondation Franz Weber has been a key partner of the RRF by providing essential financial resources and also contributing to to the decision-making process and the strategic direction of the fund.
Fondation Franz Weber was created in 1975 and is committed to preserve nature and the countryside to increase biodiversity and to keep natural environments unspoilt.
- Suppressing the spread of uncontrolled fire in Mount Kenya National Park 03-Jun-2022
- UNESCO emergency response to deadly attack in W-Arly-Pendjari Complex 25-Mar-2022
- Battling Blazes in the Brazilian Cerrado 22-Nov-2021
- Saving the vaquita from extinction 05-Jul-2021
- UNESCO provides crucial support to biodiversity in emergency situations 31-Mar-2021
- Strengthening firefighting to prevent destruction in Brazil’s Pantanal 16-Sep-2020
- Saving the lives of Tigers and People in the Sundarbans 19-Aug-2020
- Safeguarding the Endangered Mountain Gorilla during COVID-19 Crisis 23-Jun-2020
- Emergency response to tragic attack in Virunga National Park 14-May-2020
- UNESCO grants emergency funds to assist Argentinean Biosphere Reserve threatened by poaching 17-Mar-2020
- Rapid Response Facility (RRF) releases funds to fight flames in Mount Kenya National Park 22-Mar-2019
- Partners for World Heritage meet in Krakow during 41st Committee Session 12-Jul-2017
- Private Sector partners for World Heritage meet in Bonn during 39th Committee session 09-Jul-2015
- Rapid Response Facility releases the 2014 legacy report 14-Nov-2014
- Emergency appeal launched to combat rise in elephant poaching 30-Jun-2014
- Rosewood Poaching Turns Violent; Rapid Response Facility Provides Emergency Support 17-May-2013
- UNESCO and the Fondation Franz Weber partner for World Heritage preservation 15-Feb-2013
- Panel discussion: World Heritage Partnerships for sustainable development 15-Jul-2016-15-Jul-2016
- World Heritage Partnerships for Conservation panel discussion 02-Jul-2015-02-Jul-2015